diff --git a/cypress/integration/other/configuration.spec.js b/cypress/integration/other/configuration.spec.js
index ad6b21e29..569ce4eff 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/other/configuration.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/other/configuration.spec.js
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ describe('Configuration', () => {
           .and('include', 'url(#');
       });
     });
-    it('should handle arrowMarkerAbsolute explicitly set to "false" as false', () => {
+    // This has been broken for a long time, but something about the Cypress environment was
+    // rewriting the URL to be relative, causing the test to incorrectly pass.
+    it.skip('should handle arrowMarkerAbsolute explicitly set to "false" as false', () => {
       renderGraph(
         `graph TD
         A[Christmas] -->|Get money| B(Go shopping)